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[ARM] -mpure-code option for ARM

Message ID 57752D6E.9070006@arm.com
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Andre Vieira (lists) June 30, 2016, 2:32 p.m. UTC
Hello,

This patch adds the -mpure-code option for ARM. This option ensures
functions are put into sections that contain only code and no data. To
ensure this throughout compilation we give these sections the ARM
processor-specific ELF section attribute "SHF_ARM_PURECODE". This option
is only supported for non-pic code for armv7-m targets.

This patch introduces a new target hook 'TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC'.
This target hook enables a target to use the numeric value for elf
section attributes rather than their alphabetical representation. If
TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC returns TRUE, the existing
'default_elf_asm_named_section', will print the numeric value of the
section attributes for the current section. This target hook has two
parameters:
unsigned int FLAGS, the input parameter that tells the function the
current section's attributes;
unsigned int *NUM, used to pass down the numerical representation of the
section's attributes.

The default implementation for TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC will return
false, so existing behavior is not changed.

Bootstrapped and tested for arm-none-linux-gnueabihf. Further tested for
arm-none-eabi with a Cortex-M3 target.


gcc/ChangeLog:
2016-06-30  Andre Vieira  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
            Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>

        * target.def (elf_flags_numeric): New target hook.
        * targhooks.h (default_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
        * varasm.c (default_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
          (default_elf_asm_named_section): Use new target hook.
        * config/arm/arm.opt (mpure-code): New.
        * config/arm/arm.h (SECTION_ARM_PURECODE): New.
        * config/arm/arm.c (arm_asm_init_sections): Add section
          attribute to default text section if -mpure-code.
          (arm_option_check_internal): Diagnose use of option with
          non supported targets and/or options.
          (arm_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
          (arm_function_section): New.
          (arm_elf_section_type_flags): New.
        * config/arm/elf.h (JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION): Disable
          for -mpure-code.
        * gcc/doc/texi (TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC): New.
        * gcc/doc/texi.in (TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC): Likewise.



gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2016-06-30  Andre Vieira  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
            Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>

        * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c: New.
        * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c: New.
        * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp: New.

Comments

Sandra Loosemore July 1, 2016, 7:04 p.m. UTC | #1
On 06/30/2016 08:32 AM, Andre Vieira (lists) wrote:

> @@ -14498,6 +14499,14 @@ Print CPU tuning information as comment in assembler file.  This is
>  an option used only for regression testing of the compiler and not
>  intended for ordinary use in compiling code.  This option is disabled
>  by default.
> +
> +@item -mpure-code
> +@opindex mpure-code
> +GCC will generate assembly where instructions and data are in separate sections.

s/will generate/generates/

> +It also gives all text sections the ELF processor-specific section attribute
> +SHF_ARM_PURECODE.  This option is only available for ELF targets in thumb mode
> +that support Thumb2.

The proper spellings are "Thumb" and "Thumb-2", but wouldn't it be more 
clear just to say  "This option is only available when generating 
Thumb-2 code for ELF targets." ??

> diff --git a/gcc/target.def b/gcc/target.def
> index a4df363698ce776b51d11c187baed2069ba88a52..514db908d33b6ae77b33772e1d92fc25dc760c92 100644
> --- a/gcc/target.def
> +++ b/gcc/target.def
> @@ -432,6 +432,16 @@ this section is associated.",
>   void, (const char *name, unsigned int flags, tree decl),
>   default_no_named_section)
>
> +/* Tell assembler what section attributes to assign this elf section
> +   declaration, using their numerical value.  */
> +DEFHOOK
> +(elf_flags_numeric,
> + "If this function returns true, it will pass the section attributes using\n\
> +their numeric value in @var{num} based on the bits set in @var{flags}.  This\n\
> +function is called by @code{default_elf_asm_named_section}.",
> + bool, (unsigned int flags, unsigned int *num),
> + default_asm_elf_flags_numeric)
> +

I don't understand "will pass" means in this context, even with the 
additional description you included in your patch e-mail.  I think it 
would be more helpful to communicate the purpose of this hook if you 
could rethink this as "If the target needs to <do X>, this hook should 
be implemented to <do y>."  And again, please document current behavior 
in the present tense, not the future tense.

-Sandra
Mickael Guene July 7, 2016, 12:29 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Andre,

  I think you have a typo in your patch. I need to change :
+    text_section->unnamed.data = "\t.section 
.text,\"0x20000006\",%%progbits";

into
+    text_section->unnamed.data = "\t.section 
.text,\"0x20000006\",%progbits";

to make it works.

Regards
Mickael

On 06/30/2016 04:32 PM, Andre Vieira (lists) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This patch adds the -mpure-code option for ARM. This option ensures
> functions are put into sections that contain only code and no data. To
> ensure this throughout compilation we give these sections the ARM
> processor-specific ELF section attribute "SHF_ARM_PURECODE". This option
> is only supported for non-pic code for armv7-m targets.
>
> This patch introduces a new target hook 'TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC'.
> This target hook enables a target to use the numeric value for elf
> section attributes rather than their alphabetical representation. If
> TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC returns TRUE, the existing
> 'default_elf_asm_named_section', will print the numeric value of the
> section attributes for the current section. This target hook has two
> parameters:
> unsigned int FLAGS, the input parameter that tells the function the
> current section's attributes;
> unsigned int *NUM, used to pass down the numerical representation of the
> section's attributes.
>
> The default implementation for TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC will return
> false, so existing behavior is not changed.
>
> Bootstrapped and tested for arm-none-linux-gnueabihf. Further tested for
> arm-none-eabi with a Cortex-M3 target.
>
>
> gcc/ChangeLog:
> 2016-06-30  Andre Vieira  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
>             Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>
>
>         * target.def (elf_flags_numeric): New target hook.
>         * targhooks.h (default_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
>         * varasm.c (default_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
>           (default_elf_asm_named_section): Use new target hook.
>         * config/arm/arm.opt (mpure-code): New.
>         * config/arm/arm.h (SECTION_ARM_PURECODE): New.
>         * config/arm/arm.c (arm_asm_init_sections): Add section
>           attribute to default text section if -mpure-code.
>           (arm_option_check_internal): Diagnose use of option with
>           non supported targets and/or options.
>           (arm_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
>           (arm_function_section): New.
>           (arm_elf_section_type_flags): New.
>         * config/arm/elf.h (JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION): Disable
>           for -mpure-code.
>         * gcc/doc/texi (TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC): New.
>         * gcc/doc/texi.in (TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC): Likewise.
>
>
>
> gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
> 2016-06-30  Andre Vieira  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
>             Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>
>
>         * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c: New.
>         * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c: New.
>         * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp: New.
>
Mickael Guene July 7, 2016, 12:30 p.m. UTC | #3
Hi Andre,

  Another feedback on your purecode patch.
  You have to disable casesi pattern since then it will
generate wrong code with -mpure-code option.
  Indeed it will generate an 'adr rx, .Lx' (aka
'subs rx, PC, #offset') which will not work in our
case since 'Lx' label is put in an .rodata section.
So offset value is unknown and can be impossible
to encode correctly.

Regards
Mickael

On 06/30/2016 04:32 PM, Andre Vieira (lists) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This patch adds the -mpure-code option for ARM. This option ensures
> functions are put into sections that contain only code and no data. To
> ensure this throughout compilation we give these sections the ARM
> processor-specific ELF section attribute "SHF_ARM_PURECODE". This option
> is only supported for non-pic code for armv7-m targets.
>
> This patch introduces a new target hook 'TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC'.
> This target hook enables a target to use the numeric value for elf
> section attributes rather than their alphabetical representation. If
> TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC returns TRUE, the existing
> 'default_elf_asm_named_section', will print the numeric value of the
> section attributes for the current section. This target hook has two
> parameters:
> unsigned int FLAGS, the input parameter that tells the function the
> current section's attributes;
> unsigned int *NUM, used to pass down the numerical representation of the
> section's attributes.
>
> The default implementation for TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC will return
> false, so existing behavior is not changed.
>
> Bootstrapped and tested for arm-none-linux-gnueabihf. Further tested for
> arm-none-eabi with a Cortex-M3 target.
>
>
> gcc/ChangeLog:
> 2016-06-30  Andre Vieira  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
>             Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>
>
>         * target.def (elf_flags_numeric): New target hook.
>         * targhooks.h (default_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
>         * varasm.c (default_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
>           (default_elf_asm_named_section): Use new target hook.
>         * config/arm/arm.opt (mpure-code): New.
>         * config/arm/arm.h (SECTION_ARM_PURECODE): New.
>         * config/arm/arm.c (arm_asm_init_sections): Add section
>           attribute to default text section if -mpure-code.
>           (arm_option_check_internal): Diagnose use of option with
>           non supported targets and/or options.
>           (arm_asm_elf_flags_numeric): New.
>           (arm_function_section): New.
>           (arm_elf_section_type_flags): New.
>         * config/arm/elf.h (JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION): Disable
>           for -mpure-code.
>         * gcc/doc/texi (TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC): New.
>         * gcc/doc/texi.in (TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC): Likewise.
>
>
>
> gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
> 2016-06-30  Andre Vieira  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
>             Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>
>
>         * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c: New.
>         * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c: New.
>         * gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp: New.
>
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Patch

diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.h b/gcc/config/arm/arm.h
index f0cdd669191689bc5dcf3a7c2b60da5a2d201e3f..d10605cee0e6e0e07bbb4e1910d30c91443f8d17 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.h
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.h
@@ -2263,4 +2263,8 @@  extern const char *host_detect_local_cpu (int argc, const char **argv);
 /* For switching between functions with different target attributes.  */
 #define SWITCHABLE_TARGET 1
 
+/* Define SECTION_ARM_PURECODE as the ARM specific section attribute
+   representation for SHF_ARM_PURECODE in GCC.  */
+#define SECTION_ARM_PURECODE SECTION_MACH_DEP
+
 #endif /* ! GCC_ARM_H */
From 6f3e37973e0c4dbd393325addf42265c42726240 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andre Simoes Dias Vieira <andsim01@arm.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:17:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] -mpure-code for ARM

---
 gcc/config/arm/arm.c                               | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 gcc/config/arm/arm.h                               |   4 +
 gcc/config/arm/arm.opt                             |   6 +
 gcc/config/arm/elf.h                               |   3 +-
 gcc/doc/invoke.texi                                |  11 +-
 gcc/doc/tm.texi                                    |   6 +
 gcc/doc/tm.texi.in                                 |   2 +
 gcc/target.def                                     |  10 ++
 gcc/targhooks.h                                    |   2 +
 .../gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c  |  17 +++
 .../gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c     |  73 ++++++++++
 .../gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp         |  54 ++++++++
 gcc/varasm.c                                       |  57 +++++---
 13 files changed, 366 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c
 create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp

diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.c b/gcc/config/arm/arm.c
index f60955438d6f1cc5d996e7eacd4b453213044181..f5cb301a0efb23dc66e4d220b4a8f32e3670e744 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.c
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.c
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@  static bool arm_return_in_memory (const_tree, const_tree);
 static void arm_unwind_emit (FILE *, rtx_insn *);
 static bool arm_output_ttype (rtx);
 static void arm_asm_emit_except_personality (rtx);
-static void arm_asm_init_sections (void);
 #endif
+static void arm_asm_init_sections (void);
 static rtx arm_dwarf_register_span (rtx);
 
 static tree arm_cxx_guard_type (void);
@@ -299,7 +299,10 @@  static unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT arm_asan_shadow_offset (void);
 static void arm_sched_fusion_priority (rtx_insn *, int, int *, int*);
 static bool arm_can_output_mi_thunk (const_tree, HOST_WIDE_INT, HOST_WIDE_INT,
 				     const_tree);
-
+static section *arm_function_section (tree, enum node_frequency, bool, bool);
+static bool arm_asm_elf_flags_numeric (unsigned int flags, unsigned int *num);
+static unsigned int arm_elf_section_type_flags (tree decl, const char *name,
+						int reloc);
 
 /* Table of machine attributes.  */
 static const struct attribute_spec arm_attribute_table[] =
@@ -587,8 +590,8 @@  static const struct attribute_spec arm_attribute_table[] =
 #define TARGET_ASM_EMIT_EXCEPT_PERSONALITY arm_asm_emit_except_personality
 
 #undef TARGET_ASM_INIT_SECTIONS
-#define TARGET_ASM_INIT_SECTIONS arm_asm_init_sections
 #endif /* ARM_UNWIND_INFO */
+#define TARGET_ASM_INIT_SECTIONS arm_asm_init_sections
 
 #undef TARGET_DWARF_REGISTER_SPAN
 #define TARGET_DWARF_REGISTER_SPAN arm_dwarf_register_span
@@ -729,6 +732,15 @@  static const struct attribute_spec arm_attribute_table[] =
 #undef TARGET_SCHED_FUSION_PRIORITY
 #define TARGET_SCHED_FUSION_PRIORITY arm_sched_fusion_priority
 
+#undef  TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_SECTION
+#define TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_SECTION arm_function_section
+
+#undef TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC
+#define TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC arm_asm_elf_flags_numeric
+
+#undef TARGET_SECTION_TYPE_FLAGS
+#define TARGET_SECTION_TYPE_FLAGS arm_elf_section_type_flags
+
 struct gcc_target targetm = TARGET_INITIALIZER;
 
 /* Obstack for minipool constant handling.  */
@@ -2815,6 +2827,17 @@  arm_option_check_internal (struct gcc_options *opts)
       && ((!(arm_arch7 && !arm_arch_notm) && !arm_arch7em)
 	  || (TARGET_THUMB1_P (flags) || flag_pic || TARGET_NEON)))
     error ("-mslow-flash-data only supports non-pic code on armv7-m targets");
+
+#ifdef OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF
+  /* We only support -mpure-code on Thumb-2 M-profile targets.  */
+  if (target_pure_code
+      && (!arm_arch_thumb2 || arm_arch_notm || flag_pic || TARGET_NEON))
+    error ("-mpure-code only supports non-pic code on armv7-m targets");
+#else
+  if (target_pure_code)
+    error ("-mpure-code is only available for the ELF object format.");
+#endif
+
 }
 
 /* Recompute the global settings depending on target attribute options.  */
@@ -3453,8 +3476,9 @@  arm_option_override (void)
 			 global_options.x_param_values,
 			 global_options_set.x_param_values);
 
-  /* Currently, for slow flash data, we just disable literal pools.  */
-  if (target_slow_flash_data)
+  /* Currently, for slow flash data, we just disable literal pools.  We also
+     disable it for -mpure-code.  */
+  if (target_slow_flash_data || target_pure_code)
     arm_disable_literal_pool = true;
 
   /* Disable scheduling fusion by default if it's not armv7 processor
@@ -27208,17 +27232,22 @@  arm_asm_emit_except_personality (rtx personality)
   output_addr_const (asm_out_file, personality);
   fputc ('\n', asm_out_file);
 }
+#endif /* ARM_UNWIND_INFO */
 
 /* Implement TARGET_ASM_INITIALIZE_SECTIONS.  */
 
 static void
 arm_asm_init_sections (void)
 {
+#if ARM_UNWIND_INFO
   exception_section = get_unnamed_section (0, output_section_asm_op,
 					   "\t.handlerdata");
-}
 #endif /* ARM_UNWIND_INFO */
 
+  if (target_pure_code)
+    text_section->unnamed.data = "\t.section .text,\"0x20000006\",%%progbits";
+}
+
 /* Output unwind directives for the start/end of a function.  */
 
 void
@@ -30529,4 +30558,113 @@  arm_can_output_mi_thunk (const_tree, HOST_WIDE_INT, HOST_WIDE_INT vcall_offset,
   return true;
 }
 
+/* Implement the TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC hook.
+
+   For sections with SECTION_ARM_PURECODE flag set, make sure you pass the
+   machine specific flag attribute when printing the numeric value.  */
+
+static bool
+arm_asm_elf_flags_numeric (unsigned int flags, unsigned int *num)
+{
+
+  if (flags & SECTION_ARM_PURECODE)
+    {
+      *num = 0x20000000;
+
+      if (!(flags & SECTION_DEBUG))
+	*num |= 0x2;
+#if defined (HAVE_GAS_SECTION_EXCLUDE) && HAVE_GAS_SECTION_EXCLUDE == 1
+      if (flags & SECTION_EXCLUDE)
+	*num |= 0x80000000;
+#endif
+      if (flags & SECTION_WRITE)
+	*num |= 0x1;
+      if (flags & SECTION_CODE)
+	*num |= 0x4;
+      if (flags & SECTION_MERGE)
+	*num |= 0x10;
+      if (flags & SECTION_STRINGS)
+	*num |= 0x20;
+      if (flags & SECTION_TLS)
+	*num |= 0x400;
+      if (HAVE_COMDAT_GROUP && (flags & SECTION_LINKONCE))
+	*num |= 0x200;
+
+	return true;
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Implement the TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_SECTION hook.
+
+   If -mpure_code is passed as an option, make sure all functions are in
+   sections that have the SHF_ARM_PURECODE attribute.  */
+
+static section *
+arm_function_section (tree decl, enum node_frequency freq,
+		      bool startup, bool exit)
+{
+  const char * section_name;
+  section * sec;
+
+  if (!decl || TREE_CODE (decl) != FUNCTION_DECL)
+    return default_function_section (decl, freq, startup, exit);
+
+  if (!target_pure_code)
+    return default_function_section (decl, freq, startup, exit);
+
+
+  section_name = DECL_SECTION_NAME (decl);
+
+  /* If a function is not in a named section then it falls under the 'default'
+     text section, also known as '.text'. We can preserve previous behavior as
+     the default text section already has the SHF_ARM_PURECODE section
+     attribute.  */
+  if (!section_name)
+    {
+      section *default_sec = default_function_section (decl, freq, startup,
+						       exit);
+
+      /* If default_sec is not null, then it must be a special section like for
+	 example .text.startup. We set the pure-code attribute and return the
+	 same section to preserve behavior.  */
+      if (default_sec)
+	  default_sec->common.flags |= SECTION_ARM_PURECODE;
+      return default_sec;
+    }
+
+  /* Otherwise look whether a section has already been created with
+     'section_name'.  */
+  sec = get_named_section (decl, section_name, 0);
+  if (!sec)
+    /* If that is not the case passing NULL as the name section to
+       'get_named_section' will create a section with the declarations
+       section name.  */
+    sec = get_named_section (decl, NULL, 0);
+
+  /* Set the SHF_ARM_PURECODE attribute.  */
+  sec->common.flags |= SECTION_ARM_PURECODE;
+
+  return sec;
+}
+
+/* Implements the TARGET_SECTION_FLAGS hook.
+
+   If DECL is a function declaration and -mpure-code is passed as an option
+   then add the SFH_ARM_PURECODE attribute to the section flags.  NAME is the
+   sections name and RELOC indicates whether the declarations initializer may
+   contain runtime relocations.  */
+
+static unsigned int
+arm_elf_section_type_flags (tree decl, const char *name, int reloc)
+{
+  unsigned int flags = default_section_type_flags (decl, name, reloc);
+
+  if (decl && TREE_CODE (decl) == FUNCTION_DECL && target_pure_code)
+    flags |= SECTION_ARM_PURECODE;
+
+  return flags;
+}
+
 #include "gt-arm.h"
diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.opt b/gcc/config/arm/arm.opt
index 0ebe0174390167b79a64583c35a3f8fb018f6538..f0827629710d0ac447df6469ea1cde1eb29c1d28 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.opt
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.opt
@@ -281,3 +281,9 @@  Assume loading data from flash is slower than fetching instructions.
 masm-syntax-unified
 Target Report Var(inline_asm_unified) Init(0) Save
 Assume unified syntax for inline assembly code.
+
+mpure-code
+Target Report Var(target_pure_code) Init(0)
+Assembly generated for functions are put into sections that only contain code.
+This requires that no literal pools or jump tables are generated for such
+functions.
diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/elf.h b/gcc/config/arm/elf.h
index 77f30554d5286bd83aeab0c8dc308cfd44e732dc..395a22282be0cd2edc9459e1ba14d7848073fa5d 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/elf.h
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/elf.h
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ 
    the code more efficient, but for Thumb-1 it's better to put them out of
    band unless we are generating compressed tables.  */
 #define JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION					\
-   (TARGET_32BIT || (TARGET_THUMB && (optimize_size || flag_pic)))
+   ((TARGET_32BIT || (TARGET_THUMB && (optimize_size || flag_pic))) \
+    && !target_pure_code)
 
 #ifndef LINK_SPEC
 #define LINK_SPEC "%{mbig-endian:-EB} %{mlittle-endian:-EL} -X"
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 4f24daebc01f0fd006540df8d863014aa864d060..98f6dd01a941f91243b2ab5846b8df0b086f26e6 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@  Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects}.
 -mneon-for-64bits @gol
 -mslow-flash-data @gol
 -masm-syntax-unified @gol
--mrestrict-it}
+-mrestrict-it @gol
+-mpure-code}
 
 @emph{AVR Options}
 @gccoptlist{-mmcu=@var{mcu} -maccumulate-args -mbranch-cost=@var{cost} @gol
@@ -14498,6 +14499,14 @@  Print CPU tuning information as comment in assembler file.  This is
 an option used only for regression testing of the compiler and not
 intended for ordinary use in compiling code.  This option is disabled
 by default.
+
+@item -mpure-code
+@opindex mpure-code
+GCC will generate assembly where instructions and data are in separate sections.
+It also gives all text sections the ELF processor-specific section attribute
+SHF_ARM_PURECODE.  This option is only available for ELF targets in thumb mode
+that support Thumb2.
+
 @end table
 
 @node AVR Options
diff --git a/gcc/doc/tm.texi b/gcc/doc/tm.texi
index b318615b7b35ab93ad13e5e535a1d4e6d02cb7f7..23225fd99c7ddfbbcafccf352aba851376d2731f 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/tm.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/tm.texi
@@ -7543,6 +7543,12 @@  is non-NULL, it is the @code{VAR_DECL} or @code{FUNCTION_DECL} with which
 this section is associated.
 @end deftypefn
 
+@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC (unsigned int @var{flags}, unsigned int *@var{num})
+If this function returns true, it will pass the section attributes using
+their numeric value in @var{num} based on the bits set in @var{flags}.  This
+function is called by @code{default_elf_asm_named_section}.
+@end deftypefn
+
 @deftypefn {Target Hook} {section *} TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_SECTION (tree @var{decl}, enum node_frequency @var{freq}, bool @var{startup}, bool @var{exit})
 Return preferred text (sub)section for function @var{decl}.
 Main purpose of this function is to separate cold, normal and hot
diff --git a/gcc/doc/tm.texi.in b/gcc/doc/tm.texi.in
index 1e8423cb4e255acd8144e4b105186cee3d1d04fd..17a2ca73f07516526543253c77c088c73326af2c 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/tm.texi.in
+++ b/gcc/doc/tm.texi.in
@@ -5229,6 +5229,8 @@  of the filename using this macro.
 
 @hook TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION
 
+@hook TARGET_ASM_ELF_FLAGS_NUMERIC
+
 @hook TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_SECTION
 
 @hook TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_SWITCHED_TEXT_SECTIONS
diff --git a/gcc/target.def b/gcc/target.def
index a4df363698ce776b51d11c187baed2069ba88a52..514db908d33b6ae77b33772e1d92fc25dc760c92 100644
--- a/gcc/target.def
+++ b/gcc/target.def
@@ -432,6 +432,16 @@  this section is associated.",
  void, (const char *name, unsigned int flags, tree decl),
  default_no_named_section)
 
+/* Tell assembler what section attributes to assign this elf section
+   declaration, using their numerical value.  */
+DEFHOOK
+(elf_flags_numeric,
+ "If this function returns true, it will pass the section attributes using\n\
+their numeric value in @var{num} based on the bits set in @var{flags}.  This\n\
+function is called by @code{default_elf_asm_named_section}.",
+ bool, (unsigned int flags, unsigned int *num),
+ default_asm_elf_flags_numeric)
+
 /* Return preferred text (sub)section for function DECL.
    Main purpose of this function is to separate cold, normal and hot
    functions. STARTUP is true when function is known to be used only 
diff --git a/gcc/targhooks.h b/gcc/targhooks.h
index d6581cfab893e0da619c6bc0f98ff722a7ab4404..333f60f63c3222cadc8c6264b2caa1de21c3deb8 100644
--- a/gcc/targhooks.h
+++ b/gcc/targhooks.h
@@ -254,5 +254,7 @@  extern void default_setup_incoming_vararg_bounds (cumulative_args_t ca ATTRIBUTE
 						  int second_time ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED);
 extern bool default_optab_supported_p (int, machine_mode, machine_mode,
 				       optimization_type);
+extern bool default_asm_elf_flags_numeric (unsigned int flags,
+					   unsigned int *num);
 
 #endif /* GCC_TARGHOOKS_H */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..26fe38c05295b70ccc35ed900d41b34aae2c87a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/ffunction-sections.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ 
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-skip-if "" { *-*-* } { "-fpic" "-fPIC" } { "" } } */
+/* { dg-options "-ffunction-sections -mpure-code" } */
+#include <limits.h>
+
+char * foo (void)
+{
+  return "foo";
+}
+
+unsigned int bar (unsigned int b)
+{
+  return UINT_MAX - b;
+}
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler {\.section\t\.text\.foo[^\n]*\"0x20000006\"} } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler {\.section\t\.text\.bar[^\n]*\"0x20000006\"} } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f2e4ce7cff249f6f83e47bf65ae79e270bb8f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/no-literal-pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ 
+/* The option -mslow-flash-data is just for performance tuning, it
+   doesn't totally disable the use of literal pools.  But for below
+   simple cases, the use of literal pool should be replaced by
+   movw/movt or read-only constant pool.  */
+
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-mpure-code" } */
+/* { dg-skip-if "" { *-*-* } { "-g" "-fpic" "-fPIC" } { "" } } */
+
+float sf;
+double df;
+long long l;
+static char *p = "Hello World";
+
+float
+testsf (float *p)
+{
+  if (*p > 1.1234f)
+    return 2.1234f;
+  else
+    return 3.1234f;
+}
+
+double
+testdf (double *p)
+{
+  if (*p > 4.1234)
+    return 2.1234;
+  else
+    return 3.1234;
+}
+
+long long
+testll (long long *p)
+{
+  if (*p > 0x123456789ABCDEFll)
+    return 0x111111111ll;
+  else
+    return 0x222222222ll;
+}
+
+char *
+testchar ()
+{
+  return p + 4;
+}
+
+int
+foo (int a, int b)
+{
+  int i;
+  volatile int *labelref = &&label1;
+
+  if (a > b)
+    {
+      while (i < b)
+	{
+	  a += *labelref;
+	  i += 1;
+	}
+      goto *labelref;
+    }
+  else
+    b = b + 3;
+
+  a = a * b;
+
+label1:
+  return a + b;
+}
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "\\.(float|l\\?double|\d?byte|short|int|long|quad|word)\\s+\[^.\]" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "text,\"0x20000006\"" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1abe7782c0e5dbb6e2deef25f4bea9415664f942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/pure-code/pure-code.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ 
+#   Copyright (C) 1997-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
+# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# GCC testsuite for ARM's -mpure-code option, using the `dg.exp' driver.
+
+# Load support procs.
+load_lib gcc-dg.exp
+
+# If a testcase doesn't have special options, use these.
+global DEFAULT_CFLAGS
+if ![info exists DEFAULT_CFLAGS] then {
+    set DEFAULT_CFLAGS " -ansi -pedantic-errors"
+}
+
+# The -mpure-code option is only available for M-profile targets that support
+# thumb2.
+if {[check_effective_target_arm_thumb2_ok]
+    && ![check_effective_target_arm_arm_ok]} then {
+# Initialize `dg'.
+dg-init
+
+set saved-dg-do-what-default ${dg-do-what-default}
+set dg-do-what-default "assemble"
+
+set saved-lto_torture_options ${LTO_TORTURE_OPTIONS}
+
+# Add -ffat-lto-objects option to all LTO options such that we can do assembly
+# scans.
+proc add_fat_objects { list } {
+    set res {}
+    foreach el $list {set res [lappend res [concat $el " -ffat-lto-objects"]]}
+    return $res
+};
+set LTO_TORTURE_OPTIONS [add_fat_objects ${LTO_TORTURE_OPTIONS}]
+
+gcc-dg-runtest [lsort [glob $srcdir/$subdir/*.c]] \
+	"" $DEFAULT_CFLAGS
+
+# All done.
+dg-finish
+}
diff --git a/gcc/varasm.c b/gcc/varasm.c
index de8bcd6f20c823acd03991f813da3521b80547ff..4ee2b30a7d4141c346475eac68c10e815882c64e 100644
--- a/gcc/varasm.c
+++ b/gcc/varasm.c
@@ -6239,11 +6239,19 @@  default_no_named_section (const char *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #define TLS_SECTION_ASM_FLAG 'T'
 #endif
 
+bool
+default_asm_elf_flags_numeric (unsigned int /* flags */,
+			       unsigned int * /* num */)
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
 void
 default_elf_asm_named_section (const char *name, unsigned int flags,
 			       tree decl)
 {
   char flagchars[11], *f = flagchars;
+  unsigned int numeric_value;
 
   /* If we have already declared this section, we can use an
      abbreviated form to switch back to it -- unless this section is
@@ -6256,31 +6264,38 @@  default_elf_asm_named_section (const char *name, unsigned int flags,
       return;
     }
 
-  if (!(flags & SECTION_DEBUG))
-    *f++ = 'a';
+  /* If we have a machine specific flag, then use the numeric value to pass
+     this on to GAS.  */
+  if (targetm.asm_out.elf_flags_numeric (flags, &numeric_value))
+      snprintf (f, sizeof (flagchars), "0x%08x", numeric_value);
+  else
+    {
+      if (!(flags & SECTION_DEBUG))
+	*f++ = 'a';
 #if defined (HAVE_GAS_SECTION_EXCLUDE) && HAVE_GAS_SECTION_EXCLUDE == 1
-  if (flags & SECTION_EXCLUDE)
-    *f++ = 'e';
+      if (flags & SECTION_EXCLUDE)
+	*f++ = 'e';
 #endif
-  if (flags & SECTION_WRITE)
-    *f++ = 'w';
-  if (flags & SECTION_CODE)
-    *f++ = 'x';
-  if (flags & SECTION_SMALL)
-    *f++ = 's';
-  if (flags & SECTION_MERGE)
-    *f++ = 'M';
-  if (flags & SECTION_STRINGS)
-    *f++ = 'S';
-  if (flags & SECTION_TLS)
-    *f++ = TLS_SECTION_ASM_FLAG;
-  if (HAVE_COMDAT_GROUP && (flags & SECTION_LINKONCE))
-    *f++ = 'G';
+      if (flags & SECTION_WRITE)
+	*f++ = 'w';
+      if (flags & SECTION_CODE)
+	*f++ = 'x';
+      if (flags & SECTION_SMALL)
+	*f++ = 's';
+      if (flags & SECTION_MERGE)
+	*f++ = 'M';
+      if (flags & SECTION_STRINGS)
+	*f++ = 'S';
+      if (flags & SECTION_TLS)
+	*f++ = TLS_SECTION_ASM_FLAG;
+      if (HAVE_COMDAT_GROUP && (flags & SECTION_LINKONCE))
+	*f++ = 'G';
 #ifdef MACH_DEP_SECTION_ASM_FLAG
-  if (flags & SECTION_MACH_DEP)
-    *f++ = MACH_DEP_SECTION_ASM_FLAG;
+      if (flags & SECTION_MACH_DEP)
+	*f++ = MACH_DEP_SECTION_ASM_FLAG;
 #endif
-  *f = '\0';
+      *f = '\0';
+    }
 
   fprintf (asm_out_file, "\t.section\t%s,\"%s\"", name, flagchars);
 
-- 
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